Wapanda Surname

1,727,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Botswana

Wapanda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wapanda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria671:2,643,92285,652
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Wapanda Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wapanda Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Wapanda is most common in Nigeria. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wapanda? popularity and diffusion

Wapanda is the 1,727,723rd most frequently used family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 65,067,374 people. Wapanda occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wapanda live; 60 percent live in West Africa and 60 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Wapanda is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 67 people, or 1 in 2,643,922. In Nigeria Wapanda is most common in: Adamawa, where 63 percent reside, Taraba, where 36 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 1 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 24 percent reside and Botswana, where 15 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wapande86143/
Bapanda8693/
Wapandi862/
Waponda861/
Vapanda861/
Bopanda71363/
Baponda7155/
Bapandi7147/
Wapondo7122/
Bapande7111/
Bapaindo67137/
Baapandi678/
Bapaandi675/
Boipanda671/
Baphonda671/
Wephendah631/
Bahapande631/
Bapondo5756/
Bopande5748/
Boponda5734/
Bapondi5727/
Baponde574/
Bapoundi531/
Bopounda531/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wapanda
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